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Case 27 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise m...
Case 5 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Limit of the answer in “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: “Expa...
Case 29 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish th...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain the wording beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” in...
Reader check for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: distinguish the discussion point “Report sample size, potential confounders…” from it...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” is an exc...
Case 44 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. Ho...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Case 27 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reference management: distinguis...
Case 8 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...
Case 41 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...
Case 16 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning ...
Case 20 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, mo...